Chianti’s hills, Tuscany. Credit: www.tuscanypictures.com/ Michelangelo’s David. Credit: http://www.accademia.org/ Valentino’s fashion show. Credit: http://www.porcellotti.it Kia ora, dear friends of Aotearoa, travelling to for tourism, business, study or on a working holiday. Here is a « tiki tour » of Italy for you. A journey to the discovery of Italy’s secret beauties and lesser known traditions. The ins and outs and whereabouts of the «stivale» (boot), picked to tickle kiwis’ taste for adventure and to spark their inner curiosity for the new and the unusual. Ready to browse the Bel Paese? allora…buon viaggio!

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